Newsvine - challengeshttp://www.newsvine.com/challengesNewsvine - challengesen-usCopyright 2015Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:03:00 +0000Sun, 2 Aug 2015 23:14:02 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssHeavy workload awaits next pope; church in turmoilhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17270811-heavy-workload-awaits-next-pope-church-in-turmoilhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17270811-heavy-workload-awaits-next-pope-church-in-turmoilchurchpopeworld-newschallengescardinal-albino-lucianiMon, 11 Mar 2013 16:45:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A view of the balcony on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica where the newly elected Pope will make his first appearance to salute the cheering crowd, at the Vatican Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>FILE - This Aug. 21, 2011 file photo shows pilgrims greeting Pope Benedict XVI in his vehicle, bottom, as he arrives at Cuatro Vientos, near to Madrid, Spain. At the moment Cardinal Albino Luciani learned his colleagues had elected him pope, he responded, "May God forgive you for what you've done.'' The remark, by the man who became Pope John Paul I, was seen as an expression of humility, but also a commentary on the mammoth task ahead. There is no job like that of the pope. He is the CEO of a global enterprise, head of state, a moral voice in the world and, in the eyes of Roman Catholics, Christ's representative on earth. The man who emerges as pontiff from the conclave starting Tuesday has a crushing to-do list as he leads the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, file)</p><p>FILE - This Oct. 27, 2011 file photo shows from left, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Douglas Williams, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Pope Benedict XVI and Rabbi David Rosen looking on as a person holds a dove prior to releasing it during a peace meeting in front of the St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, central Italy. At the moment Cardinal Albino Luciani learned his colleagues had elected him pope, he responded, "May God forgive you for what you've done.'' The remark, by the man who became Pope John Paul I, was seen as an expression of humility, but also a commentary on the mammoth task ahead. There is no job like that of the pope. He is the CEO of a global enterprise, head of state, a moral voice in the world and, in the eyes of Roman Catholics, Christ's representative on earth. The man who emerges as pontiff from the conclave starting Tuesday has a crushing to-do list as he leads the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, files)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2012 file photo released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, former pope's butler Paolo Gabriele, right, is received in a private audience by Pope Benedict XVI, at the Vatican. At the moment Cardinal Albino Luciani learned his colleagues had elected him pope, he responded, "May God forgive you for what you've done.'' The remark, by the man who became Pope John Paul I, was seen as an expression of humility, but also a commentary on the mammoth task ahead. There is no job like that of the pope. He is the CEO of a global enterprise, head of state, a moral voice in the world and, in the eyes of Roman Catholics, Christ's representative on earth. The man who emerges as pontiff from the conclave starting Tuesday has a crushing to-do list as he leads the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, files)</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 30, 2006 file photo shows Pope Benedict XVI, center, standng with Muslim clerics, security officers and other prelates, during a visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. At the moment Cardinal Albino Luciani learned his colleagues had elected him pope, he responded, "May God forgive you for what you've done.'' The remark, by the man who became Pope John Paul I, was seen as an expression of humility, but also a commentary on the mammoth task ahead. There is no job like that of the pope. He is the CEO of a global enterprise, head of state, a moral voice in the world and, in the eyes of Roman Catholics, Christ's representative on earth. The man who emerges as pontiff from the conclave starting Tuesday has a crushing to-do list as he leads the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Patrick Hertzog, pool, file)</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 30, 2006 file photo shows Pope Benedict XVI, looking on during a solemn ceremony with Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, unseen, in the Patriarchal Church of St. George, in Istanbul, Turkey, At the moment Cardinal Albino Luciani learned his colleagues had elected him pope, he responded, "May God forgive you for what you've done.'' The remark, by the man who became Pope John Paul I, was seen as an expression of humility, but also a commentary on the mammoth task ahead. There is no job like that of the pope. He is the CEO of a global enterprise, head of state, a moral voice in the world and, in the eyes of Roman Catholics, Christ's representative on earth. The man who emerges as pontiff from the conclave starting Tuesday has a crushing to-do list as he leads the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Patrick Hertzog, pool, file)</p>Russia's Syria evacuation reflects doubts on Assadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642283-russias-syria-evacuation-reflects-doubts-on-assadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642283-russias-syria-evacuation-reflects-doubts-on-assadeurussiaevacuationworld-newschallengesbashar-assadsyrianTue, 22 Jan 2013 14:47:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Free Syrian Army fighter runs for cover, as another fires his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The revolt against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011with peaceful protests but morphed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent United Nations recent estimate. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)</p><p>In this citizen journalism image taken on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 and provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, relatives and mourners prepare to bury body of a Free Syrian Army fighter, Fouad Mohammed, who was injured during the battle of Taftanaz air base earlier this month, during his funeral, at Binsh village in Idlib province, north Syria. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)</p>European Tour's struggles at home continuehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15428561-european-tours-struggles-at-home-continuehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15428561-european-tours-struggles-at-home-continuesportsgolftoursouth-africaeconomiceuropean-tourchallengesSun, 25 Nov 2012 14:32:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postObama campaign has momentum &#8212; and nerveshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14098501-obama-campaign-has-momentum-and-nerveshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14098501-obama-campaign-has-momentum-and-nervesusobamabarack-obamaus-newschallengesTue, 25 Sep 2012 19:11:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event in Milwaukee. Six weeks from Election Day, President Barack Obamas campaign has momentum &#8212; and a big case of the nerves. At the campaigns Chicago headquarters, aides are relishing in polling that gives the president an edge in key battleground states. But they also warn that theres still plenty of time for the race to change course. And even as the Democratic team considers making a late play for traditionally Republican Arizona, they know that the outcome of three presidential debates with Republican Mitt Romney could shake up their overall strategy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>FILE - This Dec. 28, 2011 file photo shows President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign manager Jim Messina at the Chicago headquarters. Six weeks from Election Day, President Barack Obamas campaign has momentum &#8212; and a big case of the nerves. At the campaigns Chicago headquarters, aides are relishing in polling that gives the president an edge in key battleground states. But they also warn that theres still plenty of time for the race to change course. And even as the Democratic team considers making a late play for traditionally Republican Arizona, they know that the outcome of three presidential debates with Republican Mitt Romney could shake up their overall strategy. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) </p>Foreign policy at forefront is a Romney hurdlehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13854961-foreign-policy-at-forefront-is-a-romney-hurdlehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13854961-foreign-policy-at-forefront-is-a-romney-hurdleusmitt-romneyus-newsromneychallengesFri, 14 Sep 2012 07:40:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Sept. 12, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney makes comments on the killing of U.S. embassy officials in Benghazi, Libya, while speaking in Jacksonville, Fla. With protests at U.S. embassies and four Americans dead, Romney is suddenly facing a presidential election focused on a foreign policy crisis he gambled wouldn't happen. But it did happen &#8212; and at a bad time. Momentum in the race is on President Barack Obama's side and Republicans are fretting over the state of their nominee's campaign. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p>Convention host cities gear up for traffichttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13346507-convention-host-cities-gear-up-for-traffichttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13346507-convention-host-cities-gear-up-for-trafficusus-newstransportationchallengesconventionsrepublican-national-conventiontransportation-challengesSat, 18 Aug 2012 07:12:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This photo taken Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 shows the downtown Tampa, Fla. The Tampa Bay Times Forum, right, is the location of the Republican National Convention, which will be held Aug. 27-30. Traffic caused by road closures and protests are a concern of downtown workers and residents. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)</p>Indy ready to face challenge of quick changeovershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/26/12972434-indy-ready-to-face-challenge-of-quick-changeovershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/26/12972434-indy-ready-to-face-challenge-of-quick-changeoverssportsauto-racingnascarchallenges400indianapolis-motor-speedwaybrickyardbrickyard-400Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:35:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>NASCAR president Mike Helton talks about the partnership with Chevrolet before the start of NASCAR Nationwide Series practice for the Indiana 250 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, July 26, 2012. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)</p><p>NASCAR president Mike Helton applauds as the new Chevrolet Nationwide car was unveiled before the start of NASCAR Nationwide Series practice for the Indiana 250 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, July 26, 2012. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)</p>France's new leader Hollande has tough to-do listhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/15/11713984-frances-new-leader-hollande-has-tough-to-do-listhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/15/11713984-frances-new-leader-hollande-has-tough-to-do-listeufranceworld-newschallengesfrancois-hollandehollandeTue, 15 May 2012 11:38:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>New French President Francois Hollande, looks out of the sunroof of his car as he rides up the Champ-Elysses avenue after the presidential handover ceremony, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Paris. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background. Hollande became president of France on Tuesday in a ceremony steeped in tradition, taking over a country with deep debts and worried about Europe's future and pledging to make it a fairer place. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>New French President Francois Hollande stands at soldiers during a ceremony Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in the garden of the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)</p>To land jobs vets should leave 'yes sir!' at doorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10908189-to-land-jobs-vets-should-leave-yes-sir-at-doorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10908189-to-land-jobs-vets-should-leave-yes-sir-at-doordiscriminationborderimgcivilianchallengesonly-on-msnbc-comalignleftclearallstylemarginWed, 28 Mar 2012 19:23:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Veterans face many challenges when they return home and start looking for work, everything from discrimination to a lack of training and skills for civilian jobs.</p>Changing health care: It's never going to be easyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/05/10585228-changing-health-care-its-never-going-to-be-easyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/05/10585228-changing-health-care-its-never-going-to-be-easyratingshealthreformrecordselectronicchallengesmultipleplannedonly-on-msnbc-comMon, 5 Mar 2012 21:27:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postAnalysts: New software won't save Blackberry makerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/23/10218837-analysts-new-software-wont-save-blackberry-makerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/23/10218837-analysts-new-software-wont-save-blackberry-makertechnologyusblackberrynorth-americanrimchallengestecMon, 23 Jan 2012 21:59:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postSantorum faces double-barreled challenge in SChttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/12/10138093-santorum-faces-double-barreled-challenge-in-schttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/12/10138093-santorum-faces-double-barreled-challenge-in-scuspoliticssantorumsouth-carolinaus-newsrick-santorumchallengesscThu, 12 Jan 2012 16:36:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum accompanied by his wife Karen speaks during a primary night rally, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum accompanied by his wife Karen leave a primary night rally, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum walks in with his wife Karen, son Daniel, 16, and daughter Sarah, 14, to a campaign stop, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, in Sun City, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Hana Hudecek, 85, of Sun City, S.C., right, greets Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, following his town hall meeting, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, in Sun City, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p>Panetta: US military can't make up NATO shortfallshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/05/8161813-panetta-us-military-cant-make-up-nato-shortfallshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/05/8161813-panetta-us-military-cant-make-up-nato-shortfallseunatoworld-newschallengespanettaleon-panettaWed, 5 Oct 2011 08:14:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Defense Secretary Leon Panetta answers questions during a news conference in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Panetta is on his first visit to the Middle East since becoming defense secretary. (AP Photo/Win McNamee. Pool)</p><p>United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a Carnegie Think Tank event at the Conrad Hotel in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Facing deep budget cuts, the U.S. will no longer be able to make up for the significant shortfalls that have plagued NATO's operations in Libya and Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Wednesday, exhorting allies to work together or risk losing the ability to take on such missions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center, speaks with Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, left, during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Facing deep budget cuts, the U.S. will no longer be able to make up for the significant shortfalls that have plagued NATO's operations in Libya and Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Wednesday, exhorting allies to work together or risk losing the ability to take on such missions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center, background, meets with German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The visit to NATO headquarters marks the first time Panetta has taken part in ministerial meetings with alliance members. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)</p><p>United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a Carnegie Think Tank event at the Conrad Hotel in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Facing deep budget cuts, the U.S. will no longer be able to make up for the significant shortfalls that have plagued NATO's operations in Libya and Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Wednesday, exhorting allies to work together or risk losing the ability to take on such missions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero,, left, listen as NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announces a new agreement, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The U.S. and Spain reached agreement in an effort to help construct a missile defense system on the European continent by basing U.S. anti-missile ships at the Rota navy base in southwest Spain. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)</p><p>Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, listen as NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announces a new agreement at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The U.S. and Spain reached agreement in an effort to help construct a missile defense system on the European continent by basing U.S. anti-missile ships at the Rota navy base in southwest Spain. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, Pool)</p><p>United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Facing deep budget cuts, the U.S. will no longer be able to make up for the significant shortfalls that have plagued NATO's operations in Libya and Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Wednesday, exhorting allies to work together or risk losing the ability to take on such missions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p>Analysis: Obama pivots to new string of problemshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/02/7233245-analysis-obama-pivots-to-new-string-of-problemshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/02/7233245-analysis-obama-pivots-to-new-string-of-problemsuscampaignpoliticsanalysisbarack-obamachallengesobama-campaignTue, 2 Aug 2011 21:49:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama delivers a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, following the Senate's passing of the debt ceiling agreement. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p>Dozens of US cities line up to contest 2010 censushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6974683-dozens-of-us-cities-line-up-to-contest-2010-censushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/29/6974683-dozens-of-us-cities-line-up-to-contest-2010-censuscitypoliticscensuschallengescity-challengesWed, 29 Jun 2011 16:32:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 26, 2011 file photo, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks in New York's Cooper Union. With jobs and federal aid at stake, dozens of U.S. cities are lining up to contest their 2010 census counts as too low. A decade ago, there were 1,200 challenges filed by cities, towns and counties. Based on feedback so far, the U.S. Conference of Mayors is predicting a big jump in that number, due in part to tighter budgets that make local officials more sensitive to potential drop-offs in federal money for Medicaid and other programs. Nearly $450 billion in federal aid is distributed to states based on population each year, or roughly $1,500 per person. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009 file photo, the former Sherrard school is seen in Detroit. With jobs and federal aid at stake, dozens of U.S. cities are lining up to contest their 2010 census counts as too low. A decade ago, there were 1,200 challenges filed by cities, towns and counties. Based on feedback so far, the U.S. Conference of Mayors is predicting a big jump in that number, due in part to tighter budgets that make local officials more sensitive to potential drop-offs in federal money for Medicaid and other programs. Nearly $450 billion in federal aid is distributed to states based on population each year, or roughly $1,500 per person. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, high-rise condos line the Miami River in Miami. With jobs and federal aid at stake, dozens of U.S. cities are lining up to contest their 2010 census counts as too low. A decade ago, there were 1,200 challenges filed by cities, towns and counties. Based on feedback so far, the U.S. Conference of Mayors is predicting a big jump in that number, due in part to tighter budgets that make local officials more sensitive to potential drop-offs in federal money for Medicaid and other programs. Nearly $450 billion in federal aid is distributed to states based on population each year, or roughly $1,500 per person. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2010 file photo, a flag remains hanging in the principal's office at the Frederick Douglass High School in Detroit. With jobs and federal aid at stake, dozens of U.S. cities are lining up to contest their 2010 census counts as too low. A decade ago, there were 1,200 challenges filed by cities, towns and counties. Based on feedback so far, the U.S. Conference of Mayors is predicting a big jump in that number, due in part to tighter budgets that make local officials more sensitive to potential drop-offs in federal money for Medicaid and other programs. Nearly $450 billion in federal aid is distributed to states based on population each year, or roughly $1,500 per person. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)</p>Thoughts on Daley, challenges faced by new mayorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/21/6098376-thoughts-on-daley-challenges-faced-by-new-mayorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/21/6098376-thoughts-on-daley-challenges-faced-by-new-mayoruschicagomayorglanceassociated-pressus-newschallengesMon, 21 Feb 2011 10:36:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postNext Chicago mayor faces weight of Daley's legacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/21/6098346-next-chicago-mayor-faces-weight-of-daleys-legacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/21/6098346-next-chicago-mayor-faces-weight-of-daleys-legacyuschicagomayorpoliticschallengesMon, 21 Feb 2011 10:31:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2009 file photo, businessman Christopher Kennedy, the son of Robert F. Kennedy, head of Chicago's giant Merchandise Mart and chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, is seen at a university trustees meeting in Champaign, Ill. Kennedy was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2009 file photo, businessman Christopher Kennedy, the son of Robert F. Kennedy, head of Chicago's giant Merchandise Mart and chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, is seen at a university trustees meeting in Champaign, Ill. Kennedy was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's new mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000 Alex Kotlowitz, a Chicago journalist and writer whose 1992 book "There Are No Children Here" exposed the horrors of a childs life in the city's public housing, is seen on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Kotlowitz was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p><p>FILE - In his May 27, 2010 file photo, then United Airlines President and CEO Glenn Tilton testifies at a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tilton was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011.(AP Photo/Drew Angerer, File)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000 Alex Kotlowitz, a Chicago journalist and writer whose 1992 book "There Are No Children Here" exposed the horrors of a childs life in the city's public housing, is seen on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Kotlowitz was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p><p>FILE - In this June 1, 2007 file photo, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Church in Chicago, is seen with Rev. Jesse Jackson during a press conference at Rainbow/Push Coalition headquarters in Chicago. Pfleger was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 1, 2010 file photo, the Rev. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church talks to Chicago Mayor M. Richard Daley during a news conference in Chicago. Pfleger was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)</p><p>In his photo taken Feb. 14, 2011 Chicago Blackhawks CEO Rocky Wirtz, poses in front of a painting of his grandfather Arthur Wirtz in Chicago. Wirtz was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In his photo taken Feb. 14, 2011, cago Blackhawks CEO Rocky Wirtz, poses in front of a painting of his grandfather Arthur Wirtz in Chicago. Wirtz was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this photo taken Feb. 16, 2011, Stanley Tigerman, one of Chicagos renowned architects, poses at his office in Chicago. Tigerman was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this photo taken Feb. 16, 2011, Stanley Tigerman, one of Chicagos renowned architects, poses at his office in Chicago. Tigerman was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this photo taken Feb. 11, 2011, Tim King, founder of Urban Prep Tim King, head of Urban Prep Academies, a private network of all-boys schools where for two straight years every senior has been accepted to 4-year colleges and universities, is seen during an interview in Chicago with The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>FILE - In this undated file photo provided Sept. 4, 2009, by the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago is museum president Carlos E. Tortolero. Tortolero was interviewed by The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/National Museum of Mexican Art) </p><p>In this photo taken Feb. 11, 2011, Tim King, head of Urban Prep Academies, a private network of all-boys schools, where for two straight years every senior has been accepted to 4-year colleges and universities, is seen during an interview in Chicago with The Associated Press on the challenges that will face Chicago's next mayor. The election is Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p>Tea party out to defeat 3 longtime GOP senatorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/17/6071526-tea-party-out-to-defeat-3-longtime-gop-senatorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/17/6071526-tea-party-out-to-defeat-3-longtime-gop-senatorsuspoliticspartyus-newschallengestea-partyrichard-lugarThu, 17 Feb 2011 08:06:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2010, file photo, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington. What does a longtime Republican senator with a national reputation for working well with Democrats do in the face of a potentially career-ending tea party challenge? If youre Lugar, you tell them to get real. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2011, file photo, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence member Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, arrives for a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington. What does a longtime Republican senator with a national reputation for working well with Democrats do in the face of a potentially career-ending tea party challenge? If youre Snowe, you fight off the Snowe Removal effort by making key alliances with tea party activists and highlighting your record of fiscal conservatism. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) </p><p>In this Feb. 11, 2011, photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. What does a longtime Republican senator with a national reputation for working well with Democrats do in the face of a potentially career-ending tea party challenge? If you are Hatch, you woo them. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>In this Feb. 11, 2011, photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. What does a longtime Republican senator with a national reputation for working well with Democrats do in the face of a potentially career-ending tea party challenge? If you are Hatch, you woo them. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p>Clarification: Tea Party Challengeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5871687-clarification-tea-party-challengeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5871687-clarification-tea-party-challengesuspoliticsteapartyassociated-presschallengeshouse-speaker-john-boehnerTue, 18 Jan 2011 20:29:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postTea partiers keeping an eye on those they backedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/16/5853336-tea-partiers-keeping-an-eye-on-those-they-backedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/16/5853336-tea-partiers-keeping-an-eye-on-those-they-backedusus-newschallengestea-partySun, 16 Jan 2011 13:16:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 23, 2010, file photo Sal Russo, the California-based co-founder of the Tea Party Express, holds a model of the Tea Party Express bus in his Sacramento, Calif., office. The robust, hard-right political movement that helped drive the GOP's November triumphs still has clout, and perhaps a brilliant future. But in an January 2011 interview from Wyoming while visiting potential 2012 Senate candidates Russo said "There's a little bit of expectation that they can do more than they really can do", and pointed out that Democrats still control the Senate and White House. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2010, file photo Rep.-elect Kristi Noem, R-S.D. speaks during a Republican news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. In an interview shortly after taking office Jan. 5, Noem said Tea Party activists already critical of their newly-elected lawmakers should simmer down, and "stay focused on the results we deliver." (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2010, file photo Mark Meckler, co-founder of the nationwide Tea Party Patriots group, speaks to rally-goers during the "United to the Finish" gathering held at the former McClellan Air Force Base site in Sacramento, Calif. Some tea party activists fear newly-elected tea party allies will weaken or break promises to dramatically cut federal spending, Meckler told CBS it's an "absolute joke" for House Republicans to back away from pledges to cut $100 billion this fiscal year. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater, File)</p><p>In this photo taken Aug. 31, 2009, Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., takes part in at a town hall meeting on health care reform in Philadelphia. Some veteran House members say it's unrealistic to think that even a freshman class of 87 Republicans, most of whom have tea party backing, can make a significant impact in their first term. "They are raring to go," says Gerlach, but with Democrats controlling the Senate, "we can only do what we can do in the House." "We're going to run a lot of issues up the flagpole and create a lot of national discussion," he added, while acknowledging that may be as far as they get. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo Rep. Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio, right with his family, takes part in a ceremonial House swearing-in ceremony with House Speaker John Boehner, left, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tea party newcomers, eager to slash federal spending, will soon learn how difficult it is, nine-term LaTourette said. "Back in Ohio, almost everybody says, 'Oh, you've got to cut spending'. But then they say, 'Oh, I didn't know you meant MY spending.' And there's going to be a lot of that." If Republicans actually do make deep spending cuts that will anger many interest groups, they might pay a price, he said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>In this photo taken Aug. 31, 2009, Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., takes part in at a town hall meeting on health care reform in Philadelphia. Some veteran House members say it's unrealistic to think that even a freshman class of 87 Republicans, most of whom have tea party backing, can make a significant impact in their first term. "They are raring to go," says Gerlach, but with Democrats controlling the Senate, "we can only do what we can do in the House." "We're going to run a lot of issues up the flagpole and create a lot of national discussion," he added, while acknowledging that may be as far as they get. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)</p>New RNC chairman faces big challengeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/15/5845675-new-rnc-chairman-faces-big-challengeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/15/5845675-new-rnc-chairman-faces-big-challengesusgopchairmanrepublican-partyus-newschallengesSat, 15 Jan 2011 09:07:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Current Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele, walks the floor during a vote at the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The new elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus, takes a drink of water, before speaking to members of the media, after winning the post during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 in Oxon Hill, Md. Priebus was elected after seven rounds of voting, beating four other candidates, including outgoing chairman Michael Steele.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The new elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Reince Priebus holds up a gavel after winning the post during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011in Oxon Hill, Md. Priebus was elected after seven rounds of voting, beating four other candidates, including outgoing chairman Michael Steele.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The new elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Reince Priebus bangs the gavel on the podium after winning the post during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 in Oxon Hill, Md. Priebus was elected after seven rounds of voting, beating four other candidates, including outgoing chairman Michael Steele.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The new elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman, Reince Priebus is seen casting his vote at the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 in Oxon Hill, Md. Priebus was elected after seven rounds of voting, beating four other candidates, including outgoing chairman Michael Steele.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The new elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Reince Priebus, left, speaks with his wife Sally Priebus, right, after winning the post during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 in Oxon Hill, Md. Priebus was elected after seven rounds of voting, beting four other candidates, including outgoing chairman Michael Steele.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The new elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus on stage after winning the post during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 in Oxon Hill, Md. Priebus was elected after seven rounds of voting, beating four other candidates, including outgoing chairman Michael Steele.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The new elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus at the podium after winning the post during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 in Oxon Hill, Md. Priebus was elected after seven rounds of voting, beating four other candidates, including outgoing chairman Michael Steele.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>FILE - In this April 16, 2008 photo, Wisconsin State Rep. Robin Vos., left, and State Republican Pary Chair Reince Priebus, middle, get the chance to meet Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., after an economic summit at Bucyrus International, Inc., in South Milwaukee, Wis., Priebus was elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Friday Jan. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Scott Anderson)</p>Tuesday won't end the campaign for some candidateshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/01/5389384-tuesday-wont-end-the-campaign-for-some-candidateshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/01/5389384-tuesday-wont-end-the-campaign-for-some-candidatesuselectionpoliticschallengesMon, 1 Nov 2010 17:41:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), second from left, shares a family dinner with parents Nancy & Frank and brother-in-law Roe Sturgelewski, far left, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo / Michael Dinneen) </p><p>Republican candidate for United States Senate Joe Miller, center, meets voters at the Anchorage Baptist Temple Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)</p><p>Campaing volunteers for Nev. U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, Jessica Hodge, left, and a man who wished not to be identified, talk while waiting to begin canvassing a neighborhood Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)</p><p>These photos taken during a debate in Denver on Oct. 15, 2010, show incumbent U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and his Republican challenger Ken Buck as they argue points. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p>Tea partiers could face tough going in Capitolhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/29/5371427-tea-partiers-could-face-tough-going-in-capitolhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/29/5371427-tea-partiers-could-face-tough-going-in-capitoluspoliticsaheadpartychallengestea-partyas-rand-paulFri, 29 Oct 2010 08:10:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul addresses supporters during a campaign stop at a restaurant in Glasgow, Ky., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. As Paul lumbers toward an expected win in Kentucky's often nasty Senate race, he embodies the promise and peril of a phenomenon the GOP establishment must accommodate if the party is to govern and campaign effectively from here on. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)</p>New ballots bring new complications in New Yorkhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/12/5096338-new-ballots-bring-new-complications-in-new-yorkhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/12/5096338-new-ballots-bring-new-complications-in-new-yorkusnew-yorkpoliticsvotingnew-yorkerschallengesSun, 12 Sep 2010 17:53:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_postNew BlackBerry is badly needed flagship for RIMhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/03/4809080-new-blackberry-is-badly-needed-flagship-for-rimhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/03/4809080-new-blackberry-is-badly-needed-flagship-for-rimtechnologyusblackberrychallengestecTue, 3 Aug 2010 21:39:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The new BlackBerry Torch is displayed during a product introduction, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The new BlackBerry Torch is displayed during a product introduction, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO-AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, holds the new BlackBerry Torch during a product introduction, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Mike Lazaridis, president and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Research In Motion, talks about his company's new BlackBerry Torch, in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>The new BlackBerry Torch is displayed during a product introduction, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p>